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    W7xx ?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Bashar, Jan 24, 2013.

  1. Bashar

    Bashar Notebook Evangelist

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    did W7xx line got retired by lenovo or what?

    if so whats the latest model they was selling to look it up on ebay?


    Thanks
     
    Bashar, Jan 24, 2013
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  2. KCETech1

    KCETech1 Notebook Prophet

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    yes the 17" units are discontinued, the W701 was the last of them as I dont believe a 710 was made and none of the second gen ( sandy bridge ) core i series was made. currently only Dell and HP make 17" workstations with the Precision m6700 and Elitebook 8770w
     
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  3. Crimsoned

    Crimsoned Notebook Deity

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    Oops. It is discontinued.

    Last one was the W701 with the arrandale quad core processors.
     
    Crimsoned, Jan 24, 2013
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  4. ibmthink

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    There is a rumor that Lenovo will release a 16" (to replace W530) and a 17"/18" ThinkPad in the W series with the refresh in the 2nd half of the year. But it is until now only a rumor.
     
    ibmthink, Jan 24, 2013
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  5. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Where are you getting this information from, I haven't heard anything about this.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Jan 24, 2013
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  6. Kaso

    Kaso Notebook Virtuoso

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    My rumor mill says that W530 15.6" screen is practically 16". But it's just a rumor.
     
    Kaso, Jan 24, 2013
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  7. ajkula66

    ajkula66 Courage and Consequence

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    Good luck with eBay...W70* units are fairly rare, and examples in good condition still hold their price exceptionally well.

    Parts are horrendously expensive and then some...
     
    ajkula66, Jan 24, 2013
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  8. hotsauce

    hotsauce Notebook Evangelist

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    I always thought the DS version (with the little pull-out screen) was neat.

    But not $2k neat.
     
    hotsauce, Jan 24, 2013
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  9. ibmthink

    ibmthink Notebookcheck Deity

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    Here: Google Übersetzer Again, it is now just a rumor. But this is the forum where the T431s / X230s manuals were firstly posted...
     
    ibmthink, Jan 25, 2013
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  10. muol

    muol Notebook Enthusiast

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    Careful when looking at ebay. Many shady listings are for the W700 but also put W701 in the title to catch more search hits.

    I personally have both models (W700 + 701), and think these are the best machines I ever owned. Too bad that the W700 is limited to 8 GB RAM and doesn't have an LED screen.

    As for a potential W800, that would be awesome. I just hope that 16 GB SODIMMs will be available by then but doubt it.
     
    muol, Jan 25, 2013
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  11. not.sure

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    Darnit, at first I thought we'd get 15.4 16:10 1920x1200 back, but that would've been too good to be true... sigh..
     
    not.sure, Jan 25, 2013
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